I want to password protect a folder on an EXTERNAL hard drive. I tried using a program but I think it only works if the file is on my actual computer and not the external hard drive. I have windows xp and I'm using a WD Passport.

I have an external harddrive that of which I keep all my files on.It contains a huge network of folders, which help organize my files.Thing is, I want all these folders to be sized and arranged just how I want them to be.But, with windows saving these settings to the registry, is there a way for meto export the customized folder view settings for this harddrive, to use if my systemsomehow manages to reset these settings, or use on other PC's?Be it a registry file or executable/batch file, anything that will solve this problem.

I have this folder contain one file, this file that I trying to delete causing my Explorer.exe hang for very long. I restarted several times yet computer become lagging and firefox delaying to shown up.

Is it possible to password protect a Hard drive entirely, independent of OS.

I just came across an ebay auction (3 Seagate disks) and according to the seller 2 of the drives are password protected and he removed password protection for one.

I know that there are applications using which you could password protect a disk.

A:Password Protect Harddrive?

Yes. Newer hard drives can be password protected so that you cant use them without the password. I saw a post on another forum where you could buy a service to unlock a passworded hard drive at a cost of about $50.00 per drive and the post said it doesnt work on all units. For that price I would buy a new hard drive.

Hiii there, I have just locked my personal folder through Priyan's lock but unable to unlock it again. An icon of Control panel is being shown instead of default icon. and when I am opening it, control panel window is shown. What to do? ***email removed*** It will be a great help as this folder contain very important personal documents. Please reply asap.

My desktop computer's motherboard was fried in a tragic lightning accident, but the hard drive is intact. I would like to purchase an enclosure for the hard drive and use it as an external hard drive. I'm posting here because I'm worried about compatibility.

Will that work with any of these enclosures:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817158012http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817173047http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Acom...sem/rpsm/oid/206486/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

Thank you in advance for any help!

A:External Harddrive from Old Computer Harddrive

Any 3.5" IDE compatible drive enclosure will do the trick. I use a ThermalTake enclosure myself (same as MadDog and CompUSAs no-name brand).

I hope this is a good right section for this it could fit in several Anyway I have a WD external HDD that I am using to store backups I have it formatted into three partitions all Fat as I run both windows and Linux A while back I started to do something with the HDD and I don't remember how why now but I managed to format the entire drive losing everything a lot was un-replaceable So I have repartitioned and started my backups I want to put a lock of some sort on each password external HDD protect Need to partition separately or the drive as a whole so that not only is it encrypted which I can find plenty of resources but also so that nothing can be deleted formatted without a password so I don't make the same mistake again This way it will at least slow me down long enough that I have time to think about what I'm doing and realize I need to stop Does anyone have any suggestions on how to accomplish this I have tried right-clicking on partition and going Need to password protect external HDD to properties I can password protect each file separably but not the drive or partition as a whole I googled it and found plenty of partition drive encryption but they will not stop a format I found a lot of ways to format delete partitions drives that are password protected but nothing to do the protecting Thanks Guys Girls

A:Need to password protect external HDD

See if File Secure Free would help. You can password protect external hard drives or USB flash drives by plugging it in, choosing the drive and clicking a "lock" button to enter a password which then locks the drive. To unlock the drive, you'd again select it, enter the password, and then click the "unlock" button.

Hello, I recently baught a 250 gb WD internal hard drive and I am using it with an external case (The ones that allow an internal drive to be used externally). I formatted it and everything (NTFS). It will just be a data drive, and I was curious if there was any way of password locking the harddrive or put inplace some preventive measure that would protect my sensitive information from the casual mischief maker?

I've read a few online articles on how to protect the contents of a folder. Bitlocker, 3rd party software and some cmd magic can also be used, but what is really the best/safest AND most user-friendly(the user being the administrator of that folder) way to protect/secure a folder? Also, that folder must be able to be uploaded to a cloud service such as google drive and downloaded on another computer and still be accessible by myself on the other computer...

Thank You

A:What is the best way to Protect a Folder?

Dave,

The simplist way is to zip the folder using something like 7ZIP, and password protect it. Other solutions (e.g. portable TrueCrypt) are generally more complex.

I have a WD Passport that I would like to password protect but am having trouble finding software to do it. I have found many programs to encrypt and protect files on the drive but thats not exactly what I'm looking for. I have a Sandisk Cruzer that lets me make a password before even letting me get into the drive at all. Thats what I'm looking for for my Passport, a password protecting program that asks for one right when you plug it in before even showing or accessing the files that are on the drive. Anyone have any suggestines? Any help would be appriciated. Thanks. Chas. :wave:

A:Password protect an external USB drive?

You don't say what operating system you are running. I run Vista. Open the drive to view it's contents. Right click, and select "security". Go from there to set access properties

Hello,
I have 6 external HDDs which I use for my back ups, problem is, I live in a very dusty area in a semi-basement, so loads of dust comes into the room daily. 2 of these drives are Western Digital Elements, which have a very big open area to vent heat, but dust could easily get in from there. I was thinking of buying anti-static bubble wrap (RED Small Bubble Wrap 300mm 500mm 750mm ANTI STATIC PROTECTION FREE DELIVERY | eBay) to cover the drives when not in use. Any opinions?

On the same note, can I cover my gaming rig when not in use with this same bubble wrap? It has vents on the top of the case, so dust could easily get in.

i have a folder of things ive typed up that i dont want people to be able to read on my computer, i cant make the folder private so i was wondering. is there a way i can password protect the folder, there is only one user on XP but Other people still use my comp and i dont want people to be able to read my stuff so i need to password protect the folder,

thank you

A:Password Protect Folder

Would it not be easier to password you screen saver? Set it for a low time.

I need to password protect a folder and even possibly hide it from being scanned by my firewall and exclude it from being searched.

No, it isnt filled with hacking tools. It has some ADULT material in it that i do not want others to get their hands on. I'm 18, but i would still like to keep my ''collection'' a secret. I need to AT LEAST password protect it.

I'm looking for a way to password protect a folder on a USB device. I just want to password lock the actual folder not encrypt and decrypt all the files within it this takes way to long.

if there's any program or script I can create?

thanks

A:Password Protect Folder USB

Hey, unfortunately because of the nature of USB storage (and the way in which they can be read by many OSes [which you wouldn't be able to script for]) The only secure way to password protect a USB stick is by encrypting the files within or using an encrypted file system.

I've heard good things about TrueCrypt and the time it takes to encrypt/decrypt. It depends entirely on how badly you need to make the files inaccessible.

I want a folder to be password protected at all times even when the admin is logged on. I am the admin but incase i leave my computer up and some else goes on it i dont want them to be able to go into the folder.

how to protect "WINDOWS" folder in xp? so that the files inside it cannot be deleted. because it happens to me that almost all of the files inside the WINDOWS folder are deleted and as a result the OS cannot be booted.

If you are thinking why i know that almost all of the files inside the WINDOWS folder are being deleted, well that is because i've make the harddisk (the one that has a problem) as a slave and found out that only 3 folders and 5 or 6 files are left inside the WINDOWS folder..tnx!

A:How To Protect "windows" Folder In Xp?

You will have to reinstall XP to get the computer working againAfter that create a non-administrative ("Limited User") account and use that for day to day work so that you can't delete items within the Windows folder.

Be careful when installing programs or deleting files, and make sure you backup important data!

I'm currently in need of a tool or piece of software that will password, or even easier, lock a folder.At the moment, Domain Admins within our network are able to view pretty much all of the C drive. I am a DA myself.

I'd preferably like to be able to gain access just by opening it (thus authenticating with my account). At the least, i will have to manually enter a password each time.

Can anybody recommend a tool or software that is safe? Opensource is always good...

Is there any way to password protect a folder? What if I convert it into a 7z file? Will that work?

A:How to password protect a folder?

Yes, use the EFS:

Back up the security key once you do. If that is gone you most likely will never access the files. Also, be careful if you encrypt the %TMP% folder. Some installers will choke. Otherwise if you have 7 Ultimate use Bitlocker.

looking for a password manager to protect a folder in my documents,Did some search and came across this one that I found on inserting password protect a folder into the search box top right.

Does any one know anything about this software Please or any other similar method.

Many thanks to all.

PS,Forgot to say if you select the video on this site there will be some girls dancing.I believe its just an advert I hope.
I'm not looking for this for anything down that line,Just want to keep some medical records safe.

I don't know how it is in the UK, but medical records in the US are subject to very strict Federal regulations about privacy, aka HIPAA.It's not something I would want to freelance with, especially with untested and possibly non-compliant 3rd-party software.There is little/no slack cut for violations and the penalties are substantial.

I would assume there is something similar in the UK?

Unless you are talking about your own personal medical records on your own personal, home computer (and even then), I would research the rules very thoroughly before proceeding.

I've never looked into how to do this before but now I have a folder with pretty important documents I would like to password protect it.Can anyone tell me how this is done or if it is even possible to do.Thank you.

Could anyone tell me how to password protect a folder in word? Help tells you how to do it for a file, but not a folder.abermapman

A:password protect a folder

I don't believe that MS-Word includes any support for applying password protection to a folder. It will only control password protection for individual Word files.

Windows XP Professional on an NTFS formatted hard drive allows you to encrypt a folder so that its contents can only be opened by the user that encrypted it. Any other user of the computer can look inside the folder but is blocked from opening or copying any files in the folder.

Hi Recently got whacked with a massive onslaught of software trouble Windows Home Premium and have not been going to porn sites Had a bad habit of going to sleep leaving the PC on with the Modem switched on and the USB external Hard-Drive hooked up as well this post is about the latter as it How Password-Protect Hard-Drive A USB External To started to exponentially get amp quot taken over amp quot How To Password-Protect A USB External Hard-Drive by something that was with incredible speed gobbling up it s Gigabytes of capacity and annihilating nearly all of the files on it in the process How can How To Password-Protect A USB External Hard-Drive things like this be defended against Not being a Geek the way i deal with virus malware amp quot implants amp quot into Windows itself is to reinstall the OS which is a long and laborious process but this attack on the external drive wiped out practically all of my backups and even though the system is going reasonably okay now with the usual Windows Explorer crashes happening all the time please is there someone out there who can point to a way of how to protect the external HDD from another attack have reformatted it and am now keeping most files back on it now always make a point of switching off the Modem before using the USB external drive for anything Thank you nbsp

I want that when somebody will log on to my computer when I'm not there with it's own User and Pass, to be prompted for its own ID when he's trying to access for example the folder D:\games or or file c:\word.exe or even the entire drive D: that I denied access for (Write, Read, Execute etc.). I want something like in Windows XP: you're prompted for User/Pass and after logging , if you have proper rights you can access D: or start Word.exe, otherwise you receive a NICE message : " You don't have rights to do that or that..."Thanks.

A:Folder protect W2000 Pro Worskstation

You have to create users in admin tools user management and give the appropriate rights .

I have a folder with personal items that i dont want anyone else seeing, is there a way that i can password protect this, i dont really want to download software but if its compulsary, then i will, i need to put a password on it, not just block from other users, because often, my brother logs onto this user because of program's etc. thanks

A:Solved: password protect folder

Have a look at the following Freeware:

http://fspro.net/my-lockbox/

http://www.xoslab.com/efl.html

Also, most Zip managers, such as 7-Zip, also free, give you the option to password-protect any zipped files and folders.

Few months back I installed priyan's folder protect from http://gsm.mastinetwork.com

It was working good until a few weeks later when suddenly all my locked folders changed into a control panel icon.

Usually to unlock it, i would just have to double click the folder & enter my password but this time when i double clicked it, it just open the control panel. Right clicking on the folder doesnt work either, theres no Unlock option. Theres no way i can view the folder contents!

Iíll be grateful to you if you could help me in reopening of my foldersWaiting for your reply

There are two user accounts on a pc in my workplace. One of administrator and one of staff.

I need to make a folder on desktop for Staff user where the staff can copy paste files to and from the folder the folder say ?Target? but they can?t delete that folder and its contents.

That is to say they can copy their own folder from their usb drive say ?Ferrari pictures? to the ?target? folder. But once copied, that Ferrari pictures cannot be deleted by ?Staff? user without administrator privileges.
Can anyone help me out how should I set the permissions for this folder? I tried fiddling with the options in the security tab but couldn?t get what I want. I?m running windows 7 ? 64 bit.

A:Making a delete protect folder

Did you look at group policy Local Group Policy Editor - Open - Windows 7 Help Forumsthere are further tutorials down the page which you can look into

I have just set up my first ever home network and apart from a few permission hassles (first time I've been really annoyed with Vista), it all seems to be going well.

I have the Password protected sharing turned off, however there is one particular shared folder that has a sub-folder I don't want anybody else to access. Is there anyway to protect an individual folder, or at least make it invisible to others, but still be accessible to me? At the moment I'm a little networked over-loaded and am drawing a blank.

A:Password protect particular shared folder?

Hi smarteyeball,

What I would do is set Pasword protected sharing on and set the sharing & security permissions to everything except you private folder to "Everyone", Setting the Private folder's security permissions should then allow you to set View, execute etc permissions on a per user basis.

I have xp on my computer and I want to share a folder over the lan, but I do not want just anybody getting in and adding a virus or what have you. There are a ton of programs out there for this kind of thing, but I am looking for a free one that will allow others to read and write to my external, but only with the password. Does anybody know of a good program that will not expire? Thanks

I tried using WinZip, a friend said that it's possible to password protect a ZIP file but I am unable to do so. I don't like WinRar and 7Zip much for daily use, so I would like to have an alternative to password protect my folders/files.

I have heard and read about many 3rd party softwares, but all of them create a separate folder in which I have transfer the files, similar to a real life locker. But the kind of software I need is the one which has the ability to right click a folder/file and set a password, and whenever someone clicks on it, the password is asked.

I DO NOT want the folder/file to be invisible, I want it to be visible but protected by a password.

Any suggestions on a built-in or a 3rd party software to do so?
I'm on Windows 7 Home Premium (32 bit).

Thanks.

Regards,
Abhishek Sharma

A:How do I password protect a folder/file?

I don't think it is possible to password protect a single file/folder. You' have to either use one of the file compressors or create a virtual partition to save your files to that need protection. TrueCrypt and PGP come to mind. with compression, 7zip I think is more secure.

Other option is to place a password on your startup so one is needed to start the PC.

We have a shared network that requires a password to enter, however i want to place a folder on the network that has a password.All users are able to access on the folders on the network as soon as they login to it but I want to create a secure folder that certain users can access.I tried creating a batch file to lock the folder, this works on my own computer but not in the network itself, it says access denied and closes before allowing me to type the password to unlock or lock the folder.Has anyone any ideas on doing this without the use of third party software or creating a new user because i still want certain users to have access to it

A:Password Protect Folder on Network

Hi and Welcome to SevenForums.

Generally the way you would do this is using NTFS permissions rather than setting a password on the folder (setting a password isn't possible within windows without 3rd party tools / scripts as far as i am aware)

Where is this network?If it is at work i recommend you ask your IT department to do this but below is a guide that may help if needed.

If you are not familiar with NTFS permissions then this may be a lot to take in but check this guide out Permissions - Allow or Deny Users and Groups

I CAN'T OPEN MY LOCKED FOLDER USING PRIYANS FOLDER PROTECT SOFTWARE. IF I DOUBLE CLICK THE LOCKED FOLDER ITS GOING TO THE CONTROL PANEL..SO PLEASE HELP ME I WANT THAT DATAPLEASE PLEASE..........................................

A:Priyans folder protect has a problem

First off; Hello manjesh, and welcome to TSG.

Second, using all caps for a post is not easy to read and many people consider it as rude shouting. You also posted in a forum reserved for posts related to members commenting about using this web site and making suggestions for changes to the site.

We do have forums for getting help with software in different broad categorizes as well as a catch all software category. We also have a search function on the site, which I used to find this old topic:

I am trying to password a folder on two of my computers. Is there anyway to do it on Win 98 and Win XP.

I am willing to download any freeware or maybe buy something if anyone has any ideas.

A:Can you password protect a folder on WinXP?

Yes there are two ways that I know. One is to use winzip to zip the containing folder and assign a password.

The second way Is a bit more geeky. In xphome you restart and boot in safe mode. You log in as administrator. Then you find the containing folder and right click it. There are new tabs, one of them is the security tab. Here you can deny acces to certain accounts.

My computer does not use a log in password. It boots right to the desktop. However, I would like to password protect one single folder without having to have a password on the whole computer. Can this be done?

It's my understanding that if one sets a password on a file or folder, then one is required to log in to that computer itself.

One of my friends at work was asking if it was possible to put a password on one of the folder's on his harddrive. I have told him it is possible (as I did it years ago, but can't remember how).

I searched Google, but all I get are sites where they want to charge you for software to do this (which i'm not against paying for software, but if it can be done without spending the money then great).

Does anyone know of a way of doing this?

Any help would be greatly appreciated..

A:How do you Password Protect a folder (Windows XP)

Well you can Zip the Folder and put a password on it but other than that I don't believe Windows ever had anything native that did it, if that is what you are referrring to. Microsoft did come out with a utility called Private Folders but then quickly yanked it from their website because Network Administrators accross america banded together and forced their hand to remove it.

Now there are programs that can encrypt the folder with a password. I usually use Axcrypt to do this but there is an easier utility out there to use and it is free. I just can't remember the name of it. It was something like one click encrypt or single click encrypt. My Google foo isn't working right now.

I don't understand why Vista wont allow the SIMPLE password protecting of a single folder, so I need some good 3rd party software that will allow me to password protect a folder.

I do NOT want to encrypt or compress the folder, just ask me for a damn password when I click on it!

A:password protect a folder in vista

Here are two free options that will hide and password protect folders. While both are free, in one the free version limits the number of folders that can be protected without upgrading to the paid version. I'm also not sure if you can avoid the hidden feature and just use the password feature, but you'll find out if you try them. If you set your system to show hidden files, that shouldn't be a problem in any event.

There are many other options if you search for "Password protect folders" but most are commercial though not too expensive. See if either of the above free options work for you first before spending money.

I am trying to password protect a folder or file in win 8.1 desktop have tried program zip winRar or compressed window folder.
I am able to add the password to zip folder , but when i transfer the zip folder to a usb and try and open it on my laptop using vista which has winrar as well, it doesn't even give me the option for password it nor will it open, it will only show properties pop up.
i just want to open the file or folder on any computer but only with password.

A:Password protect a folder or file

Instead of using a .ZIP file on WinRAR, convert the file to a .rar and then add your password.

I recently had my laptop hard drive replaced (using Windows XP SP 2) but the Home & Student 2007 they installed lacked Outlook so I installed my 2003 copy of Office Outlook. A few days later when I booted up, a window with a folder titled 'Protect' appeared holding a single empty folder titled 'S-1-5-18' (WINDOWS/system32/Microsoft/Protect/S-1-5-18). Research suggests this should contain only files associated with the Administrator, but I'm not on a network, and it continues to appear whenever I bootup. Can anyone suggest a way of solving this problem? Thanks!

I have a weird one In trying to solve other problems with Microsoft\Protect folder wrong in HELP..Something the help of RIED in the HJT forum I have stumbled on what I think is a BIG problem I am trying to run the programs recommended by Ried Ewido Panda etc HELP..Something wrong in Microsoft\Protect folder but when the scan gets to the system folder C documents and settings owner application data microsoft HELP..Something wrong in Microsoft\Protect folder protect There is a folder in HELP..Something wrong in Microsoft\Protect folder there along with a CREDHIST file The folder is a string of number letter combinations but when I try to open it locks up the comp When I try to right click to see properties it never finds the end for size and number of files After minutes it was still 'counting' and was over gig and files and counting I did a search for file in that folder and was able to see that each file looked like a string of numbers and letters and was less than k each but the search was never ending either I have had Panda running since midnight last night and it is still on that folder hours later I don't know if it will ever end Does anyone have a clue on this Can delete these files I looked on my other computers and they both only have about a dozen files in the protect folder Thanks in Advance TB

A:HELP..Something wrong in Microsoft\Protect folder

I have the same issue on my laptop. I have noticed, once I could see all the files (little over 900,000), that the the first filename datestamp goes to 11/23/2006 and the last one is 11/04/2007. Now, I have had this laptop two years prior to the first file and the file writing to this folder stopped about 3 weeks ago.
I can not backup my drive using Ghost because of failures scanning this folder [C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Application Data\Microsoft\Protect\s-1-5-19]. I can't virus scan because it takes over 10 hours. It is driving me crazy. I have renamed, changed attribute, moved this folder some where else and I am still afraid of deleting this folder due to the known reasons. It is related to the localservice account / group and I definitely don't want to loose all my installations.
However, a friend of mine at work recommend imaging this laptop and installing the image on a vmware and then deleting this folder and see what happens. However, I am afraid that the initial image processing may fail too.
Has anyone got back to you on this issue with some kind of a direction at all???
Any information will help.

I have a remote HDD on our network, which is mapped in my Vista PC as drive U:

I want to know how can I protect this folder and its contents, so that anybody go to this drive can not see my data?

A:How to protect remote disk folder

TrueCryptSee the Section on Sharing over a Network in the Documentation. You'd want to use the second option. It only has to be mounted read only if more that one system would be mounting the container at the same time.

I have 20 computers on lan and 1 Server. I shard a lot of folders on lan.

But i want to Password protect "Software's" Folder.

is there any tricks.

I don't want password protect all folders

A:How to password protect only 1 shared folder in win-7

Can you give some details about the setup? Password protected sharing off? Homegroup/workgroup? Guest access ok? I will try to devise something when I get home if someone else doesn't come up with anything.

C Documents and Settings LocalService Application Data Microsoft Protect s- - - has over files localservice folder a protect with... profile has I have noticed once I could see all the files localservice profile has a protect folder with... little over that the the first filename datestamp goes to and the last one is Now I have had this laptop two years prior to the first file and the file writing to this folder stopped about weeks ago I can not backup my drive using Ghost because of failures scanning this folder I can't virus scan because it takes over hours It is driving me crazy I have renamed changed attribute moved this folder some where else and I am still afraid of deleting this folder due to the known reasons It is related to the localservice account group and I definitely don't want to loose all my installations However a friend of mine at work recommend imaging this laptop and installing the image on a vmware and then deleting this folder and see what happens However I am afraid that the initial image processing may fail too Has anyone got back to you on this issue with some kind of a direction at all Any information will help thx JohnE

I recently downloaded this file encrpytion program :http://priyanr.somee.com/downloads/folderprotect.zip

It was working good until a few weeks later when suddenly all my locked folders changed into a control panel icon.

Usually to unlock it, i would just have to double click the folder & enter my password but this time when i double clicked it, it just open the control panel. Right clicking on the folder doesnt work either, theres no Unlock option. Theres no way i can view the folder contents!

I tried using TWEAKUi to repair desktop icons but it still didnt work.One thing i noted was when i tried to delete that particular locked folder, the folder name was very long & included some CLSID numbers.

I just Bought a 120Gig External HardDrive and i want to put An O/S on it how do i do that?

(i bought an external HDD because all my PC games take up all my HDD space in my computer :P)

A:External HardDrive Help...

You will need to check that your system bios supports USB Bootable devices first, and if necessary you should be able to install windows onto it and then make it the default boot device in system bios.

I have an external harddrive and today one of lights on it has started to flash and it's making a continious steady 'beep' noise. The light is labelled HDD ACC. Does anyone know what could be wrong. It's not showing up in my computer either

I have an overful internal hard drive and a mostly empty 500GB external. Is there any major reason I shouldn't use the external to install games onto? I have the external plugged in to the same computer and it's never been disconnected as of yet except by powering off while computer is off as well.

A:External Harddrive

i think the problem with installing games on your external hdd is it takes longer to access the drive. my cousin installed age of conan on his external drive on accident and it would take forever to load the game but once he realized what he did he reinstalled it and that fixed his problem

I was wondering if external hard drive, could be used as regular hard drive.
I am a music producer and i have large quantities of music samples and virtual instruments;

These sample libraries and instruments take up a lot of space, so i was wondering if i could the following.
Install the application on my internal hard drive and use these samples/instruments which are stored on the external hard drive;

Thank you in advance.

A:External Harddrive

thats what I do with movies
I edit movies and such make special intro's After effects
all backed up on external drives

I have a new Mextor external drive. I installed it on my laptop and my desktop. When installed, XP isaw the drive on both machines, it showed it as Drive "F". I transfered data back and forth to and from the drive, it worked flawless.

After I shut down both machines and came back the next day tp perform a backup, I plugged the USB in, windows recognized it, but when I went to my computer you could not find the drive, this happened on both machines. I rebooted and the same thing happened.

Hi,I am trying to connect an external harddrive to my computer via USB. Whenever I plug the drive in i get the following error message:USB-device was not recognized. The drive itself works fine however, since I tried it on my other PC.I heard it might be that I have to update my chipset, but first of all I am not sure of how to do that and if that is the correct solution for my problem. By the way, I am using Windows XP.Please can someone be so nice to help me?Thank you very much in advance

Tomorrow (Sunday) I am getting a 1TB external harddrive and was wondering weather I could basically copy the whole of my C: drive including the OS to it. I also want to boot straight from the external drive. I also do not really care if it is'nt recommended lol. If this is possible would it also be possible to dual-boot with XP? I have both install disks for Vista and XP and I am willing to buy software.

i bought a sony vaio USB external harddrive off of ebay. it didnt work when i first got it but after some searching i found creating a new DWORD value in the registry disabling the selective suspend on the USB solved the problem. i havent used it in a while and im getting a message saying that the device isnt recognized and isnt showing up in my computer what do i do

A:External Harddrive

First step, Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, System Restore. Create a restore point and name it something like "Before USB Fix". This is to bail you out if something goes wrong during the following process and makes things worse.

Create a file with NOTEPAD containing the following lines and save it as FIX.REG-------------------------- Use text after this line --------------------------------REGEDIT4

"DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES"="1"-------------------------- Use text before this line --------------------------------

Double click on FIX.REG and say yes to the Merge Into Registry question.

Unplug ALL USB devices.Open Device Manager.View, Show Hidden Devices.Uninstall all devices under USB Controllers.Uninstall all devices under Disk Drives that you know are not present.Uninstall all devices under Storage Volumes. Say no to any reboot prompts until you are finished. Also, if a Storage Volume doesn't uninstall, ignore it and move to the next one.If you have a yellow ? with unknown devices, uninstall all of the entries there as well.

When this is done, reboot TWICE.

Reconnect the USB devices and see if they're recognized properly.

NOTE: If you have a USB keyboard and/or mouse, you'll have to modify the instructions and leave enough parts for those to function. I don't have one yet, so I haven't had time to modify the instructions.

I have a Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1TB internal harddrive that I converted into a external. I have Vista on my laptop and XP Media Center Service Pack 3 on my desktop. I can not get my external to work on the desktop. I connect it to the desktop and it says I need to format. But it works on my laptop and I cant reformat because I don't want to lose all of my data. It loads fine when plugged into the desktop its says hardware is ready to use but I have to reformat.

I am trying to view my external harddrive on my PS3. I found a website that said you go to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Disk Managment. It said to right click on the drive the External harddrive is and click delete partition. I did that, and it just disappeared from My Computer. Now I see it's still there on the lower right hand of the screen by the clock. It is also listed under device managers.

I've read for help, and they all say to go to disk management, right click on it and assign it a drive letter. I just do not see the external harddrive there to right click on it.

Please help. I hope I didn't lose any data on it!

A:External Harddrive Help

If you deleted the partition through Disk Management, you deleted all the data on it.

I`ve been using a powered external harddrive through a dvd player but yesterday it stopped working. I plugged the harddrive into the pc and it works fine and also works through the usb port on a different tv. A thumb drive works fine through the dvd player aswell.Anyone any idea what could be wrong?

I have a GB usb Netec external hard drive It has worked fine since I bought it about months ago However this morning I couldn t open a folder on the drive as it said it was corrupted Strangely later on I could open that file but not a different one I couldn t find a reason for this or how to fix it so I decided to try and fix it External Harddrive by reformatting it and just copy over the data lost from the my other computer However I can only run a quick format the long one does not complete If I run the quick format and and try to copy data over it has a slow transfer rate and External Harddrive not all the files are copied correct and some do not open Does anybody know why I cannot copy data over External Harddrive successfully and how I can fix this problem I am running windows home premium on a acer aspire TimelineX I have had no problems in the past with this drive and was surprised it had an error in the first place as I always safely removed hardware to prevent this problem Thanks in advance Hen Greer nbsp

A:External Harddrive

Have you tried right clicking on C drive and hitting properties, clicking tools, and selecting scan for errors, and rebooting after you've done that? Leave your External plugged in and hopefully that fixes whatever issues your having.

I keep having an issue with my Maxtor My Touch 4 USB hard drive on my Windows 7 64 bit desktop (Dell XPS 8300). Randomly on power ups of my PC, this external hard drive is not recognized and shows as an "Unknown Device" under the USB controllers in Device Manager. (Please see screenshot attached) When I say randomly I mean one time I boot and the hard drive is there and it works perfectly, the next time I boot, it is not recognized.

To fix this issue, I can uninstall one of the two "USB Root Hubs", reboot, and the hard drive will reappear.

Why would this hard drive show correctly after one boot up and not another when nothing on the PC has changed? And how can I keep this from happening?

I have a Dell Expiron 9400 which is 5 years old (2GB) I want to buy an external drive to store photos/videos and documents. I want to buy one that will be suitable to work with ANY other computer that I might buy in the future. Anyone got any advice Please??

A:External harddrive

Howdy

most External Hard drives will work with any PC...you just hook it through the USB port

My computer shows that I have a device connected to it, more specifically, an external hard-drive. But when I go to access it, the image or icon for it that use to show up when I go to the "my computer" section, there is nothing there. So another words, why cant i access my external hardrive anymore? It shows that there is something there but acts as though there isn't.

So before I had the C & D -Drives, and the "I -Drive" use to be what whould show up for the external hard-drive. Can anyone help? It says device is working properly. I did the updated driver option. Rollback option is showing not available.

What do I do? External hard drive is connected through flashdrive like cable.